Re: [tlug] Pasokon Koubou

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

Jonathan wrote:

> I'll throw in my two cents' worth anyway :-)

This is excellent. Thanks much.

Chuck

---------------------

> Consulting the HCL is generally not necessary these days unless
> you are buying a CF reader or other card reader (see the recent thread
> on TLUG for a good one that works great under Linux; many/most don't)
> ora really bleeding edge video card (may not be supported by XFree86
> yet).
> 
> On video cards, my recommendation is a Matrox G450 or G550 unless you
> are a serious gamer (but if you are, then you're probably not running
> Linux).  Their 3-D accel doesn't match what you get out of the
> Nvidia chips and such, but their 2-D is still the best in the business,
> and 2-D is usually the most important thing for Linux people.
> 
> Check out Tom's Hardware for good mobo reviews.  I like MSI, Asus,
> and GigaByte boards pretty well.  Rioworks are also pretty nice.
> I recently built a box with a GigaByte PE667 Ultra (onboard
> Intel 10/100, onboard Promise RAID (0 and 1), onboard 6-channel
> AC-97 sound.  Jumperless board, of course).  That's for a P-IV.
> There are a number of good Athlon boards with similiar equipment
> if you want to go AMD.  A dual-Athlon setup is alway nice.
> 
> Plextor CD burners are top-notch, and if you want a SCSI board, 
> Adaptec is the only name you need to know.
> 
> Get a good case, and bigger is better b/c of the better airflow you
> get in a large case where the components aren't all obstructed by
> cables.  
> 
> Jonathan
> -- 
> GPG key: DF12B4EF (5399 C834 3ABB C3AF 610C  5345 D5D6 E6EA DF12 B4EF)
> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys  DF12B4EF
> Where I work, we always get a bonus - every year,
> they bend us over and bone us!
---------------------------
Charles Muller  <acmuller@example.com>
Faculty of Humanities,  Toyo Gakuen University
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and CJKV-English Dictionary [http://www.acmuller.net]
H-Buddhism List Editor [http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~buddhism/]
Mobile Phone: 090-9310-1787